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Artificial Intelligence ‘Invades’ Pathology, Billing
By R. Lewis Dark | From the Volume XXIX, No. 3 – February 22, 2022 Issue
Predictions about the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to transform nearly every area of healthcare are about to become reality. For the profession of laboratory medicine, AI is making speedy inroads into two areas. The first is anato…
Latest Lab Billing Trends Are AI, More Transparency
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIX, No. 3 – February 22, 2022 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: From predictive analytics to data curation to improved online payment options, the newest trends in billing allow clinical laboratories and anatomic pathology groups to boost their financial bottom lines without putting more pressure on patients. Technology is at the co…
XIFIN’s Acquisition of OmniSYS Will Unite Lab with Pharmacy
This is an excerpt of a 1,829-word article in the January 10, 2022 issue of THE DARK REPORT (TDR). The full article is available to members of The Dark Intelligence Group. CEO SUMMARY: XIFIN’s acquisition of OmniSys, a pharmacy technology company, is the latest evidence that …
XIFIN Buys OmniSYS, Bridges Lab to Pharmacy
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIX, No. 1 – January 10, 2022 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: XIFIN’s acquisition of pharmacy technology company OmniSYS is the latest evidence that retail pharmacies are preparing to become a new front door to healthcare for consumers. The deal allows XIFIN to bring clinical lab information about patients directly to pharmacist…
Insurers Get Aggressive with Years-Old Audits, Searching for Lab Overpayments
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVIII, No. 11 – August 16, 2021 Issue
This is an excerpt of a 1,971-word article in the July 26, 2021 issue of THE DARK REPORT (TDR). The full article is available to members of The Dark Intelligence Group. CEO SUMMARY: Not only are health insurers looking back to find lab overpayments and funds paid erroneously, but…
Insurers Get Aggressive with Years-Old Audits
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVIII, No. 11 – August 16, 2021 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Not only are health insurers looking back to find overpayments and funds paid erroneously, but payers also are requiring documentation for overpayments. If clinical labs and anatomic pathology groups do not appeal such claims quickly, they may be liable for any amount i…
XIFIN to Open New Office in South Carolina for Lab Billing
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVIII, No. 9 – July 6, 2021 Issue
SINCE FEBRUARY, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE VACCINATED grew steadily even as the number of tests for COVID-19 declined sharply in the United States. But overall test volume has remained steady at 130% of pre-pandemic levels, said Brian Kemp, Vice President of Revenue Cycle Operations for XIFIN,…
Benefits Investigation Is Growing Issue for Genetic Testing Labs
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVIII, No. 9 – July 6, 2021 Issue
QUIETLY AND WITH LITTLE NEWS COVERAGE, a new complication is challenging clinical laboratories that offer genetic testing. It involves a steady growth in the number of patients who do a “benefits investigation” before allowing their physician to order a genetic test….
ICD-10 Gives Payers More Data About Lab Claims
By Joseph Burns
CEO SUMMARY: Evidence shows that adoption of ICD-10 diagnosis codes in 2015 made it possible for health insurers to track clinical laboratory testing more closely, ask more questions about those tests, and deny coverage. Increased detail about each patient’s condition has led to increas…
ICD-10 Codes Give Payers More Data About Lab Claims
This is an excerpt of a 1,484-word article in the Nov. 25, 2019 issue of THE DARK REPORT (TDR). The full article is available to members of The Dark Intelligence Group. CEO SUMMARY: It’s an unreported trend tracked only by THE DARK REPORT, but which is essential reading for clinical …
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